Is there life? Is there spirit? Debating belief and being a good Christian in Watchman Nee’s ‘Little Flock’
Abstract
Christian, especially Protestant, identity is often framed through the lens of belief, particularly belief understood as an interior orientation. Through an examination of the non-denominational Protestant group, the ‘Little Flock’, founded by Watchman Nee in the early 20th century, we trace enduring aspects of Little Flock theology in contemporary Chinese Protestant practice. In particular, we attend to conceptions of and debates surrounding belief and how to determine the quality of one’s faith—whether or not one might be considered not just a Christian, but a ‘good’ one.
Citation
Lee , C , Ma , Y & Huang , J 2023 , ' Is there life? Is there spirit? Debating belief and being a good Christian in Watchman Nee’s ‘Little Flock’ ' , Religions , vol. 14 , no. 7 , 844 . https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14070844
Publication
Religions
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
2077-1444Type
Journal article
Description
Funding: This research was funded by the Shanghai Social Science Innovation Research Base, for ‘Research on Transitional Sociology with Chinese Characteristics’.Collections
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